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ArticlePloS one2017

Involvement of DDAH/ADMA/NOS/cGMP and COX-2/PTGIS/cAMP Pathways in Human Tissue Kallikrein 1 Protecting Erectile Function in Aged Rats.

Kai Cui, Yang Luan, Zhe Tang, Ke Rao, Tao Wang, Zhong Chen, Shaogang Wang, Jihong Liu, Daowen Wang

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kai CuiDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yang LuanDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Zhe TangDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Ke RaoDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Tao WangDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Zhong ChenDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Shaogang WangDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jihong LiuDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Daowen WangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNTongji Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our previous studies had reported that Human Tissue Kallikrein 1 (hKLK1) preserved erectile function in aged transgenic rats, while the detailed mechanism of hKLK1 protecting erectile function in aged rats through activation of cGMP and cAMP was not mentioned. To explore the latent mechanism, male wild-type Sprague-Dawley rats (WTR) and transgenic rats harboring the hKLK1 gene (TGR) were fed to 4 and 18 months old and divided into four groups: young WTR (yWTR) as the control, aged WTR (aWTR), aged TGR (aTGR) and aged TGRs with HOE140 (aTGRH). Erectile function of all rats was evaluated by cavernous nerve electrostimulation method and measured by the ratio of intracavernous pressure/ mean arterial pressure (ICP/MAP) in rats. Expression levels of cAMP and cGMP were assessed, and related signaling pathways were detected by western blot, immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. Our experiment results showed erectile function of the aWTR group and aTGRH group was lower compared with those of other two groups. Also, expression levels of cAMP and cGMP were significantly lower than those of other two groups. Moreover, expressions of related signaling pathways including DDAH/ADMA/NOS/cGMP and COX-2/PTGIS/cAMP were also downregulated in the corpus cavernosum of rats in aWTR group. Our finding revealed hKLK1 played a protective role in age-related ED. The DDAH/ADMA/NOS/cGMP and COX-2/PTGIS/cAMP pathways that were linked to the mechanism hKLK1 could increase the levels of cGMP and cAMP, which might provide novel therapy targets for age-related ED.

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AgingAmidohydrolasesAnimalsArginineCyclic AMPCyclic GMPCyclooxygenase 2Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemErectile DysfunctionHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMaleNitric Oxide Synthase Type INitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPenile ErectionPenisAmidohydrolasesArginineCyclic AMPCyclic GMPCyclooxygenase 2Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemdimethylargininaseIntramolecular OxidoreductasesNitric Oxide Synthase Type INitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIN,N-dimethylarginineNos1 protein, mouseNos3 protein, mouseprostacyclin synthetasePtgs2 protein, ratRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerTissue Kallikreins

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